Tuesday, November 1, 2005
Presiding: Vice Mayor Jim Rogers · Called to order: 7:02 p.m. · 1 items · 13 votes · 18 public comments
What happened
- Rejected moving Councilmember Thurmond from Rules Committee to Finance Committee 5-3 (Bates, Griffin, Rogers, McLaughlin, Viramontes dissenting).
- Approved 11 routine items including $550,000 annual PG&E payments and rezoning for 208 townhomes.
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Appointments(1 item)
Move Councilmember Thurmond from Rules Committee to Finance Committee
In Plain English
Councilmember Thurmond currently serves on the Rules and Procedures Committee. The council will remove him from that committee and instead assign him to the Finance Committee. He will also become the official liaison between the city council and the Youth Commission.
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Votes
Allow persons who arrived late to speak under Open Forum
3 to 0
Adopt Resolution No. 155-05
Approve the Mayor's recommendations for appointments
Approve the policy and process, with an amendment to change the exemption for copies from $1 to $2
Approve the policy with the condition that upon the next review, the City Manager should provide staff's travel policy and provide a comparison
Approve the recommendation that all Councilmembers will make all agenda requests through the City Manager's Office
Approve placing Referrals to staff as a separate item on the agenda
Stop any investigation underway regarding Harbour Way and to continue the investigation of the Marina Way alternative for an overpass or underpass
3 to 0
(1) convene a special strategy planning session to develop long-term and short-term solutions to address violence and crime in the City of Richmond, (2) the Council will be responsible for developing the agenda for the session, and, (3) direct the City Manager to provide a financial report on the Richmond Rises above the Violence conference, including source of funds
Approve the proposal to replace the Councilmembers' Code of Conduct with the City of Richmond's Code of Ethics
Approve the recommendation to rescind Councilmember Thurmond's appointment to the Rules and Procedures Committee and appoint Councilmember Thurmond to the Finance Committee and as liaison to the Youth Commission
Approved as a group without individual discussion.